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Zimbabwe Parliament must tackle language chauvinism

One of Zimbabwe's most corrosive societal ills, language chauvinism, is rearing its head in the very institution tasked with representing unity and national interests: Parliament. What should be a dignified chamber of democratic discourse …

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 13:56hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter

Zezuru imposition has done more harm than good

The imposition of Zezuru as the standard dialect has done more harm than good, writes Douglas Mutepaire, sharing his personal experiences of language discrimination. To build true national unity, he writes here, it's time we confront the g…

Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 14:05hrs | 1579 | by Douglas Mutepaire

'Stranger' at Mpilo hospital, can't speak any Zimbabwean language

MPILO Central Hospital is appealing for information that could lead to the identification of an unknown man who was admitted to the institution two months ago and does not understand or speak any of the 16 Zimbabwean languages.The man was …

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Community rejects non-Ndebele speaking teachers

The Silobela community has rejected non-Ndebele speaking teachers deployed by the government to take early childhood development classes in Donsa-Donsa, a predominately Ndebele area.Donsa Councillor Willard Moyo said accommodating the teac…

Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

English made easy: The art of writing

Many of us struggle with composition which is a core component in any English Exam. As a result this is our topic for the day. My first piece of advice to anybody who wants to become a good writer is to read widely. If you do not read at l…

Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:29hrs | 2 | by The Language Coach

How to speak Zimbabwean

Very often, you hear the words "resilient" and "innovative" attached to Zimbabwean people. But what most outsiders don't know is that to be Zimbabwean, one must speak a language only known to the countrymen and women. Anyone can learn to s…

Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Chazz Cummings

English made easy by the Language Coach

NOVEMBER ENGLISH EXAMS STUDY CORNERHello to all our O 'Level candidates for 2018.I am here to give you some handy hints on how to come out with a straight A for your Zimsec O'Levels. This week we shall look at how to write a speech. For th…

Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:48hrs | 2 | by Kwinji the Language Coach

English made easy by the Language Coach

JUNE ENGLISH EXAMS STUDY CORNERHello to all our O 'Level candidates for 2016.I am here to give you some handy hints on how to come out with a straight A for your Zimsec O'Levels.This week we shall look at how to write a speech. For those w…

Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 13:52hrs | 2 | by Theodora Chirapa

Infants to be taught in indigenous languages

On the attainment of Independence in 1980, the Government of Zimbabwe led by President Mugabe embarked on major reforms in the education sector. The programme, Education for All, led to the construction of more schools to ensure access to …

Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 05:40hrs | | by Vaidah Mashangwa

English made easy by the language coach

ZIMSEC ENGLISH ON THE GOHello to all our O 'Level candidates for 2016.I am here to give you some handy hints on how to come out with a straight A for your Zimsec O'Levels.This week we will start of with general ideas and in the following m…

Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 18:51hrs | 3 | by teacher

Influence of other languages on Ndebele

The expression: "No man is an island unto himself", is equally true of language. All languages develop alongside other neighbouring languages and more quickly as a result of colonisation.As speakers of a language interact with their neighb…

Published: 02 May 2014 at 20:21hrs | 9 | by Isaac Mpofu of Southern eye

SAâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s eplazini spies know too little about Mugabe

The article below was originally published in The Business Day dated 31 March 2011.SHONA is one of the most difficult languages in southern Africa. It is also the lingua franca of the circles in which SAâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s principal …

Published: 31 Mar 2011 at 04:37hrs | 3 | by Jacob Dlamini

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